There is no greater fool than the man who thinks himself wise; no one is wiser than he who suspects he is a fool.

The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor.

There are women so hard to please that it would seem as if nothing less than an angel would suit them; and hence it comes that they often encounter devils.

Delicacy is the genuine tint of virtue.

It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.

We shall all be perfectly virtuous when there is no longer any flesh on our bones.

Science conducts us, step by step, through the whole range of creation, until we arrive, at length, at God.

Women suffer more from disappointment than men, because they have more of faith and are naturally more credulous.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.

Prudence advises us to use our enemies as if one day they might be friends.

Mother nature pushes you back the faster you go, same way people will full you back, the faster you succeed.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

This case has had full analyzation and has been looked at a lot. I understand the emotionality of death penalty cases.

My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.

I never go about a new project as if I'm trying ot redefine myself. I just like to work, and I'm excited by material I find challenging and - if it's a comedy - exceptionally funny.

Love is in all of the books, and that's the connective tissue between them. There's a lot of hope in me; I can feel it. These stories are balls of light for me.

There are different flavours of sexiness.

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition.

Everyone has a childhood, everyone had awkward years and weird stages. Mine were broadcast for eight years.

There's nothing wrong with letting the girls know that you're money and that you want to party.